Minutes - 17th November 2008 - 9.30am

BABERGH DISTRICT COUNCIL

LICENSING AND APPEALS COMMITTEE

MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE LICENSING AND APPEALS COMMITTEE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER, COUNCIL OFFICES, CORKS LANE, HADLEIGH ON MONDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2008

            PRESENT:                         Mr B L Lazenby - Chairman

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1    Declaration of Interests
2    Questions from Members
3    Exclusion of the Public (which term includes the press)
4    Review of Applications for the Grant of a Combined Hackney Carriage/Private Hire
      Driver's Licence

1    DECLARATION OF INTERESTS

 None declared.

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2    QUESTIONS FROM MEMBERS

None received.

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3    EXCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC (WHICH TERM INCLUDES THE PRESS)

RESOLVED

That pursuant to Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting for the business specified below on the grounds that if the public were present during this item it is likely that there would be the disclosure to them of exempt information as indicated against the item. 

The Committee was also satisfied that the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighed the public interest in disclosing the information. 

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4    REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE GRANT OF A COMBINED HACKNEY CARRIAGE/PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER’S LICENCE (Exempt information by virtue of Paragraphs 1 and 7 of Part 1)

The Chairman of the Committee referred to the procedure to be followed at the hearing, a copy of which had been circulated with the Agenda. 

The Head of Natural and Built Environment submitted a report (Paper H135) concerning the application for a combined Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence from the person referred to in Paper H135. 

The Head of Natural and Built Environment was then questioned by Members of the Committee and the Appellant. The Appellant then made an opening address to the Committee.

Following this, Members then asked questions of the appellant.

All parties were then requested to provide closing comments to the meeting.  Following this all parties withdrew to enable the Committee to deliberate the application. 

The parties were then called back into the meeting and the decision of the Committee was notified.

RESOLVED

That, to ensure the safety of the travelling public is protected, then subject to the applicant referred to in Paper H135 obtaining a pass certificate from the Driving Standards Agency for the Private Hire/Hackney Carriage Driver’s Assessment, a combined Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Driver’s Licence be granted.

Note:   Mr P J Holbrook and Mr G S White voted against the decision referred to above and requested that this be recorded in the Minutes.

The business of the meeting was concluded at 10.15 a.m.

                                                                                                                        Chairman

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